[5] The chief of state is the French President Emmanuel Macron,[6] who is represented by Prefect Jacques Billant.
[citation needed] A prefect is appointed by the president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior.
Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms.
The Judicial branch of the overseas département is run by the Cour d'Appel (Court of Appeals).
[citation needed] Reunion is a member in the Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)[8] since 1986,[9] and of the World Federation of Trade Unions.